Murrdox
First Post
Just reading through the FAQ, it clarifies some nifty things... for example:
Suppose an ally of mine is attacking one foe, then I somehow become invisible, draw my sword, and move to the other side of that foe, thus flanking the foe. Does my ally still get a flanking bonus even if I am invisible?
You get a flanking bonus from any ally your foe can see (and who is in the correct position to flank). If your foe can't see you, you don't provide a flanking bonus to any ally.
Sharp readers will note that this means you cannot flank a blind creature; however, truly blind creatures are effectively flanked already (they can't use their dexterity bonus to AC and give you a +2 bonus to attack them). Creatures with the blindsight ability effectively "see" within blindsight range and can be flanked.
One curious observation is that there are a lot of spelling errors and such in this particular FAQ update...
Suppose an ally of mine is attacking one foe, then I somehow become invisible, draw my sword, and move to the other side of that foe, thus flanking the foe. Does my ally still get a flanking bonus even if I am invisible?
You get a flanking bonus from any ally your foe can see (and who is in the correct position to flank). If your foe can't see you, you don't provide a flanking bonus to any ally.
Sharp readers will note that this means you cannot flank a blind creature; however, truly blind creatures are effectively flanked already (they can't use their dexterity bonus to AC and give you a +2 bonus to attack them). Creatures with the blindsight ability effectively "see" within blindsight range and can be flanked.
One curious observation is that there are a lot of spelling errors and such in this particular FAQ update...
